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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07

One day, while watching a small
column of these ~foraging ants. | placed a
little stone on one of them to secure it.
The next that approached, as soon as il
discovered its situation. ran back in an
agitated manner to communicate the in.
telligence TO the Others.
They rushed TO the rescue. Some bit
at the stone and tried to move it: Others
seized the prisoner by the legs and tugged
with such force that I thought the legs
would be pulled of, but they ~persevered
till they got the captive free.
l next covered one up with a piece Of
clay, leaving only the ends of his attenna
projecting. 1t was soon discovered by its
fellows, which set to work Immediately,
and by biting off pieces of the clay, soon
liberated it. Another time l found a
very few of them passing along at inter-
walls. { confined one of these under a
piece of clay, at a little distance from the
line, with its head projecting.
Several ants passed it, but at last one
discovered it, and tried to pull it out. but
could not. II Immediately set off at a
great rate, and I thought it had deserted
its comrade; but it had only gone for as.
s~istance. for in a short time about a dozen
ants came hurrying up, evidently fully
informed Of the circumstances Of the
case, for they made directly for their inn
prisoned comrade and soon set him Free
Naturalist in Nicaragua.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
The Grinlinp of the Ice.

1.-The submarine forest off our port"
said a man from Kenosha, Wis, lis
being broken up by the grinding of the
Ice. This forest extends about a mile
and a half into the lake. The grain and
bark of the trees are entirely dissimilar
from anything found in the forests Of the
present day, thus showing almost con-
clusively that the buried forest was swal-
lowed up by the SEA ages and ages ago.
Fishermen who cast their nets neal these
leafieSs and petrified trees often bring
up whole branches and twigs. and once
in a great while a heavy sea washes q
gnarled trunk ashore. There are scien-
tific men who hold that the sunken
forest proves that the earth has been pay
ing tribute TO the lake ever since the
birth Of time. The vast AMOUNT Of ice
In the lake this winter has had the effect
Of demolisEing many Of the trees. por.
tons Of which have been cast upon the
anchor ice during the severe easterly
gales. Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
Cases Of Seeming IntoxIcatinn.

A farmer, "a years old, a mar Of
wealth and character, whose father was
a drunkard, but who himself never used
any kind Of spirits, showed symptoms Of
intoxication after meeting with an acci-
dent from a runaway horse. At the
funeral Of a child, some months later,
his family were greatly mortified at his
silly language, staggering gait, and other
marked symptoms Of intoxication. A
year later a similar attack followed the
burning of some buildings on his farm.
There are similar cases in which the
nerve degeneration is due, not to heredity,
but to early habits Of ~intoxication. a
noted temperance lecturer, q total abb
stainer for ten years or more. received
while lecturing a dispatch announcing
the fatal illness Of his daughter. lie drank
a glass Of water, became confused, stag
gered, and was led from the stage laugh
ing and shouting in a maudlin way. lie
had drank no spirits, but the audience
supposed him intoxicated. Youths Conn.,
panlOn,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
The Alaskan's Dwelling.

The Alaskan natives live in very pc
culiarly constructed houses. The struct-
ures are Of half hewn logs. one story
high, with only one door. The interior
of the house is divided OIL into small
compartments, not larger than the state
rooms ON an ocean steamer, and in each
Of these little rooms sleep an entire
family. The floor Of the dwelling is of
beaten clay, and is depressed several
inches below the surface Of the surround
ing land. In the center Of the floor is a
fireplace Of rough stones, on which the
cooking for the entire household, num-
herring at times as high rs scventy-iive
persons, is done. The smoke escapes
through a hole in the oof.-Lieut. ii. T.
Monahan in Brooklyn Eagle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
What Four Sparrows Can Do,

Two pairs of sparrOws were watched
by an observant naturalist feeding their
young in their nests in only one half hour
with the larvae Of the ~bluebottle fly from
a dead cat. They fetched these in all 104
times, and one of the birds also caught IA
flies on the wing. Now, the common
house fly is computed to produce in one
season, soprolific is the progeny after pro-
geny, no less than 90, 900, 900, say, in
round numbers, 81 1000. 900, and thus
were prevented by these two pairs of
birds no fewer than ESQ. 000, 900 by the
capture Of II flies and $500. 900, 900 by
the destruction of the l0i Larvae. Again,
there figured in the parish account of
one parish in Worcestershire a charge for
II dozen of ESQ called tomtits' heads; in
another parish, Melbourne. in Derbyshire.
. sparrow club destroyed in one year
ASH small birds, and in yet another 81
500. Take the smaller of these two last
numbers, and multiply it by the number
Of flies just calculated as prevented by
the two pairs Of sparrows. and it gives
what we may very well call a grand total
Of 7,2s0, 900, 900, 000.-London Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
Are the Times Degenerate,

When one reads Of ~defaulting treasur-
ers and cashiers, he is likely TO refer TO
the dcgeneracy Of the times in morals, in
honesty and trustworthiness. But are
they degenerateI Are the moral instincts
less keen than they were of oldt Ii will be
safe 10 deny il. You cannot tell what the
morals of a man are until he is tempted.
In the olden time industries were so
poorly developed that il was necessary to
repose trusts in others only in a very linn
tied degree. and hence the defaulters
were few. The people Of the present day
endure the test OF temptation, no doubt,
more creditably than the ancestors Of
past centuries would have done. Good
Housekeeping.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
The Sons Of Rich Men.

Not only should the children OF
wealthy parents receive the most literal
education that the country affords, but
they should be expected TO make a good
use Of it in after life. As professional
men, from complete immunity from the
cares incident to poverty, they should
deepen and widen the tracks that others
are prone to follow, and institute sys-
tematic reforms. As men of state, far
removed from partisan strife, they should
draw their principles direct from history
and from science, and lay the founda-
tons Of am ideal government. As men
of letters they could afford to he con-
tent with nothing less than the best,
whether in the manner or the matter Of
their work. As men Of science, not
obliged to make their investigations yield
them a p~ecuniary return, they, of all
Others, should devote themselves to the
pursuit Of truth for its own sake, which,
p~aradoxical as it may sound, has always
proved the most important and really
practical of all human labor.
Now, what the modern age demands
Of those who possess wealth Is that they
employ it in the proper direction of their
activities. No right minded artisan be-
grudges the millionaire his millions. The
manufacturer, the merchant. and even
the railroad king are stirring, industrious
men. They organize the production. ex-
change and distribution of wealth, and
are essential to society. So of other in
dustrial operations. Concentrated capital
is indispensable to their prosecution on
an adequate scale. And those on whom
devolves the duty Of conducting these
industries, and who accept and perform
this duty as responsible citizens, are not
envied nor denounced by sober minded
people, however widely their lots may
differ. But honest and industrious
people, those who with hand or brain
labor for society, create its wealth and
effect its proper distribution-all, in fact,
who really work-have a right to COM
plain that so much of the wealth of their
creation has fallen into the hands of idle
persons who despise every form Of labor,
even the enrolling pursuit of science,
art and authorship. They do not ask
them to take up the blacksmith's sledge,
the carpenters hammer or the mason's
trowel. They ever prefer that they de-
vote themselves to higher and really more
useful l~abors-labors which their leisure,
means and independence peculiarly fit
them to perform thoroughly and WE'LL
Professor L. F. Ward in The Forum.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07

S~hakespeare's influence over the public
"a shown by the extent to which his
phrases have become incorporated into
our language. Among these are 'hag
and baggage" s'dead as a doonail. " ''hit
or miss, ''love is blind" selling for a
song" ''wide world" ''fast and loose"
..unconsidered t%riies, (" westward no."
familiarity breeds contempt patch
ing up excuses, " misery makes strange
bed fellows. 4" Ito boot in trade, ''short
and long of it,, ''comb your head with a
three legged STOOL" dancing attend
ance," getting even' %trevenge), birds
Of a feather, y that's flat, y Greek to
me" Cunintelligible), packing a jury"
another wit" killed with kindness"
mum flor ~silence), ill wind that blows
no good" wild goose chase, y scare
crow" luggage" ROW Of pins (asa
mark Of value, ''yiva voice. ''give and
take" sold lin the way of a joke,
..your cake is dough-" The girl who
playfully calls some youth a ''milksop"
isalSo unconsciously quoting Shakespeare,
and even ''~loggerhead' is of the same
origin. 'Extempore" is first found in
Shakespeare, and so arr .'almanacs."
Shakespeare is the first aI.thor that speaks
Of ''the man in the morn," or mentions
the potato Or uses the term ''eyesore" for
annoyance. Chicago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
Told Of Bismarck and Won Moltke.

Another incident OF Moltke and Bis
marck comes to hand. At Konniggratz,
while the result was yet in doubt, the
statesman approached the warrior to ask
him his opinion Of the battle. He found
him sitting silent on his black horse and
hrsilated 10 disturb his mr'litations.
Presently, without a word. ln offered
him bis cigar case. There were two
cigars In it. one good, the other rather
poor. The illustrious marshal, still 81
lent, took it. inspected the contents,
chose the better cigar, returned the poor
one with the case and rcmlined ~ silent
as before, while the statesman turned
away with his question unasked and un.
answered.-Ncw York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
Cen. sheridan's Plan.

Gen. Sheridan has proposed a striking
and ingenious plan Of harbor defense,
based upon his experience in fighting In
dians years ago. He found suDken pits
held by riflemen letter than forts. which
formed a clearly visible mark for the
enemy. lie therefore proposes a serieso
submerged pits in the sea, with guns that
can be raised or lowered at pleasure,
never rising above the surface Of the
water SO far as TO afford a good mark for
an advancing feet. Such works would
be better defended against hostile fire by
the surrounding water itself than any
visible fort can be by steel or other casing.
The idea Is worth consideration. as it APP
pears 20 offer a maximum Of defensive
force with a minimum Of cost.-New
York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
WHAT OF THAT
Tired, well, and what Of ihati

Tired! well, and what OF thatf
D1dst fancy life was spent ON beds Of ease,
Fntterins the rose leaves scattered by the breesef
Come, rouse thee work while II is called to-day.
Coward, arise, 20 forth thy way
Lonely and what Of THAR
Come must he lonely; Ills not given TO all
To feel a heart responsive rise and fall
To blend another life into its own.
work may be done In loneliness; work oni
Dark, wei, and what OF that
n1asf fondly dream the sun would never sets
Do fear 10 lose thy wayf Take courage yet
Learn thou to walk by faith and not by sight,
ny steps will guided be, and guided right.
Hard. well, and what OF thatS
Didst fancy life one summer holiday,
With lessons, none TO learn, and naught but playi
Go. get thee to thy task. Conquer or diel
IL must be learned. Learn IL, then, patiently.
No help! nay, It's not so;
Though human help be far, thy God Is nigh,
Who feeds the ravens, hears his children cry.
hes near thee wheresoe'er thy footsteps roam,
And he will guide thee, light thee, help thee home,
Every Other Saturday.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07

Old women are sillier than young ones
because they have been 40 longer.
Orphan children have not 80 much need
OF guardians as stupid men.-Chrisuan
of Work.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
Green Chalk for Cues.

They are trying to introduce green
chalk in some Of the billiard rooms Of
Chicago. IL Is claimed that the chalk
loses none Of its adhesiveness by reason
of It's artificial color, and that il possesses
tho merit of preserving the color Of cloth.
Chalk. as IL Is used at present, soon fades
the heaviest emerald cloth, and makes
the tables appear unsightly and worm
Now York Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07
I.e for the MIrrophone.

In Germany the %micrOphone is now
used for tracing leaks in water pipes, the
slightest trickling Of the water Icing
made distinctly audible when the appa.
ratus is brought near il. -Arkansaw Tray
eler.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07

The south African kafir hates the white
man and his dog shares his hatred. A
kafg dog bites a white man at sight,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-04-07

The japanese in their paintings make
free use OF this picturesque shrub. Hap
penlng to show the crimson ramana
rose TO a decorative artist some days ago,
he ras silent for a few seconds, then ex-
claicled: Now, | understand 1t all, -
n went on to say he had been that
morning examining a beautiful japanese
screen but iunhesding the ~leaves) felt
completely puzzled TO know why they
drew their apples with blossoms on the
same branch. Now he recognized the
larle fruit Of the rose in what he had
mistaken for apples, and carried away a
branch 10 design from. -yick's Mag
azire.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
good Republican brother into scrape
and he is now wasting the midnight oil

good Republican brother into scrape
and he is now wasting the midnight oil
in seeking a solution. Living in South
Minneapolis is certain Republican
official who, having dipped lightly
into the Pierian spring of politics
is anxious to plunge "until he can
plunge no plunger.' He is Scotch
Presbyterian, with very strict religious
ideas, which he carries into politics. a
short while since he determined to join
some organization and inquired as to the
standing of each. 1t is well known that
the Union league is a high moral organi-
cation, where even smoking is prohib
tied and where the aroma of mint
lulip is unknown. AbStcmiouSneSS is
the watchword OF its members. and Il
certificate of membership in a church
is the sureSt way to rapid admission
within its sacred boundaries. The
Union club is different. Its headQuar-
tiers are on Sixth street, and there is
quite as much flow of bowl as of soul in
its deliberations. Members keep time
with the merry chink of champagne
glasses to the measures of heated argu-
mentS and well-StOred sideboard is the
never absent accompaniment. The
South side politician made a mistake
and Joined the Union club and
was Mortified to be summoned to
| the first meeting on Il Sunday night.
What shall he do? He is pillar of the
church, and knows his standing would
be lost if his membership in this Sunday
Night club should get out; but on the
other hand, his political prospects will
be ruined if he fOrSakeS his club. He is
now in executive session with himself
10 decide ON his course of action.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
THE FUNNY FELLOWS.

A preacher who used to hold forth in
Sangerville was wont to be rather wan
dering in his remarks. One day he
asked lady what his hearers thought
of his remarks. ''Well, il you must
know" said she, ''they say that if the
text had the smallpox the sermon was
in no danger of catching it."-Dexter
(Mo.) Gazette.
''Biilw chip" 'What, Bill, is that
you?" ''Why, Bill, old fellow, shaker
They embrace: I'm glad's to know
you. Bill" Thanks awfully; you're a
bully fellow, Bill, and a Bill Buffet
low" The above is the authorized re-
port of the interview between Right
Bill at the Wild West Show in London
last Weck.-EXchange
Ethel-Don't You like Mr.. Fitz-Jones?
Mabel--No, | don't. | despise him.
Ethel-Why? Mabel-Well, he was
calling on me last night, and ! under
took to show him how well l could
whistle. Ethel-Well, what of that?
MabelA great deal of that. | just
puckered up my lips as sweet and pretty
as | could, and then. Ethel-WelI.
what then? Mabel-1e just let me go
on and whistle. Ethel-IIow mean
Tid-bits.
Mr.. Charles Francis Adams testifies
that he is no bookkeeper, and was COM
PEELED to receive the statements of book
keepers; that he is no lawyer, and was
compelled to receive the advice of law
yers; that he had to depend Oh subordi-
mates for the practical working of the
road. 1t is to be hoped that the COM
mission may be able to find something
that Mr.. Adams knows something about
outside of his illustrous ancestry.-Pitts-
burg Commercial.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
But Thai Was Not the Reason the
DuiieS Stared So.

A lovely girl is Il joy forever. Yes
terday morning such one got on mo-
tor train at Nineteenth street. She was
dressed in tieecy and creamy white,
and was inst the girl Hal Ried would
have embaimed in mortal verse. or Hal
Watson would have gotten up deSper-
ate Irritation with. There was spirit
uelle look in her velvety eyes and an
air of refinement lowering about her
that told she was lady. Every
dude on the train for the in
slant forgot his buckhOrn cane.
and gaZed at her, and several older ones
felt their pulse quicken as they drank
in her fresh. pure beauty. Presently,
as they looked, she raised her hand. and
with a graceful sweep of an arm that
might have been Il model for the ESGui-
line Venus, detached 4 hairpin from the
soft coils Of her hair. The dudes watched
her. The hairpin was neatly inserted
i'll her right ear and indolently manipu-
lated about for few mo-
mentS, and then the hand drop
ped laZily into her lap. Still the
dudes watched. With the same grace,
the hand was presently raised and for Il
moment the hairpin gently dallied with
her nOStrilS. now lightly scratching the
paint and now buried an inch in the re-
ceSSes OF a nose that WAS the perfection
of the Greek. Some of the dudes were
now looking elsewhere and the two bust
ness men were absorbed in their news
papers. Still that white hand toyed
gracefully with the hairpin and finally
the climax was reached. With a firm
clutch of the small black wire. this SYM
phOny in lace and lawn was endeav0r-
ing to explore the uttermost recesSes of
her upper left wisdom tooth. Still she
WAS beautiful
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
MINNEa .MIELERS.

At noon Friday the following mills
were in operation: Columbia, Phoenix,
Crown Roller, Humboldt, Cataract,
Holly, Petit, Northwestern, GALAXY,
Pillsbury \ and b, Palisade, Dakota
and st. Anthony.
James Bradley, flour expert for the
Pillsbury mills, has fixed upa miniature
mill in his Office at the PillSbury A to
assist him i'll making tests.
Stephen Thompson, an Oiler in Pills
bury b, was badly injured Tuesday by
falling from a runway.
q. l.. Christian has returned to Min
neapoliS and taken his old place in the
Humboldt mill.
Thursday evening the packing force
of FillSbury A gave dance for the ben
lit Of Jacob Johnson.
L. a. Redgrave, of Pillsbury A, was
married recently to Miss Stella 3. Garlic
ton.
II. L. Little, travelling salesman for
Pil.sbury x Co., is in Webster, n. IL.
{. L. French, of the Christian Bros.
Mill company, is in the East.
John a. Munt, formerly of Faribault,
has located in Minneapolis.
Samuel Morse has gone East to remain
three or four weeks.
r. S. Gardiner, of Elk River, is in
MINNEAPOLIS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
THREE OF A KIND.
A Trio OF Ingenious Girls Married
III the Same Dress.

III the Same Dress.
1t is not an uncommon thing for a
young man with swelling chest and a
collapsed purse to rent claw-hammer
coat for an occasion in which he wishes
to appear as mailing from palatial
home rather than from Gx9 room next
to shingled roof, but the recent ex-
perience of three ingenious young ladies
of this city, says the Cincinnati Star, is
out of the ordinary.
These young ladies are all about the
same age and size, and by singular
coincidence were all to be married
about the same time. They were all
ambitious to have swell weddings and
stunning outfits, but their purses were
not long enough for both, and to possess
the latter even was financial puzzle
which gave them many Il SleeplesS
night.
Finally they put their heads together
and hit upon plan. They decided to
give up the big wedding, but they
would have the bang-up outfit by pool
ing their moneys. No. l, who was to
be married first, was to make bargain
with the dressmaker to make any alter
atoms desired in the trousSeau after the
wedding was over, and the three were
to go together to select it. The dress
was made up in the very pink of the
fashion, with point lace enough to eX-
haust the stock of a Worth, and Bride
No. ] was married.
The ceremony over, the troussean
was turned over to No. 3 and she took it
to the dreSSmaker for alteration accord
ing to contract, and in it she was mar
ried, after which the second refitting
was done and again the brilliant outfit
took its place before the marriage altar
and a third bride was the envy of the
few guests present because of the gOr-
geous bridal decorations. How was the
dress paid for? No. paid half the bill
because she had the first wear. Nos. 2
and 3 shared the other half. No. was
willing to pay as much as No. because,
although she did not have the privilege
of the second wear, she, by mutual con-
sent, kept the dress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-22
A REAL ROMANCE.
The Daughter of an Earl Runs
Away With u Carolinian.
Charlotte Chronicle.

Charlotte Chronicle.
A Gretna Green affair has Just Oc-
Cured in the bacllwOOdS of this state
that promises to produce sensation in
English society. In brief it is this
Lady AmOor, the daughter all En-
glish earl, eloped with an humble
laborer with wh0Al she had become en-
amOred.
The scene of this romantic occurrence
was at the Russell gold mine, in Mont
gOmery county.
The facts in the case, as secured by a
Chronicle reporter, leave no doubt as to
the genuineness Of the case. Lady
AmOOr came over to this country with
her married sister, whose husband is in
terested in the Russell mine, being, in
fact, one of the principal owners.
Among the labOrerS employed at the
Mine was an honest, Woodworking
young man. by the name of Harry Bell,
with whom Lady AmOOr became infatu-
ated. a strong attachment sprung up
between them, and the relatives of the
lady noticeds that she seemed to take
unusual interest in the humble miner,
but for all this they little guessed the
true state Of the lady's heart, and were
altogether unprepared for what was to
follow. One day last week the mining
community was startled at the report
that Lady AMOR and Mr.. Bell had been
married. Their love was of the kind
that laughs at lOckSmithS, and they had
planned a successful Gretna Green af-
fair.
Lady Amoor's uncle, who had been in
bad health for some days, was made
seriously sick by the unexpected denoue-
ment, and her sister was thrown into a
state of great excitement and distress.
However, the affair could not be mended,
and the neighboring people quickly
concluded that congratulations were in
order, and most cheerfully have they
been expressed. Lady Amoor comes
from distinguished family, and her
husband. though of humble birth, is a
sturdy young son of the old north state,
and will make her ladyship true and
loving husband.